Wondering what the collective opinion is on aluminium boat's.
Looking at a 45 foot cruiser in queensland but i am thinking they could be quite noisy.
Interested to hear of any experiences had by others
Aluminium yachts?? Why are not all cruising yachts built from aluminium??
Weight for weight it has to be strongest material of all except for carbon fiber. Got the budget for that??
I owned and sailed an alloy Peterson 42 for some years called Envy II on the Aus shipping register but now known as Lady Katherine.
If you would like me to share my experiences of aluminium yacht ownership with you, PM me with phone number and I will talk your ears off.
Talked my mate into buying that Cole 42 alloy racer off eBay a few weeks ago and immediately regretted not buying it myself. We sailed it down one night shortly after. Initially it seemed like a really big boat but not so much now. Exceptionally well built. Surprisingly cool inside, maybe the seawater keeps the temperature down. Does not seem noisy unless the Perkins is running then it sounds like a fishing boat! Mate reckons its great to sleep on.
One of the Lord Howe sailors and his wife have bought a 56ft aluminium yacht. The biggest 'tinnie' in the rally.
He has done 29 Hobarts, many many other ocean races and they both have 10s of thousands of miles cruising the world.
If he buys aluminium it is good enough for me.
Love Ally boats of done well, mind you you have to be VERY careful with paints, bog and anodes etc.
There is a Lyons 47 down here called Allusive, done so nicely that you wouldn't know she was ally unless you looked inside a cupboard.
Mind you she has teak decks, I HATE cold deck/cockpit seats so having something over them is my preference.
That said I have seen a steel Adams 40 with a glass deck that ran down into the hull as a liner. Made the boat quiter, warmer and no rust on deck fittings!!
Thanks for your responses everyone. I will be in the market for a new boat shortly so i have been surfing the boat sales sites. Still tossing up between a cat or pilot house / deck saloon mono.
I now feel a bit better about the aluminum option.
Maaaate!! If you have the budget Pilot house/deck saloon mono about 60 to 70 foot long in aluminium with nothing below except a very comfortable sleeping cabin with lounge and ensuite, engine, fuel and water tanks, you will have a yacht that will give you average 15 to 18 knot passages and will out sail any cat for the same dollars.
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Maaaate!! If you have the budget Pilot house/deck saloon mono about 60 to 70 foot long in aluminium with nothing below except a very comfortable sleeping cabin with lounge and ensuite, engine, fuel and water tanks, you will have a yacht that will give you average 15 to 18 knot passages and will out sail any cat for the same dollars.
Give me a 50ft cat anyday!!
Wish I could afford a 50ft cat.
How about a seawind 1000. Little smaller than I was originally looking at but does anyone have any experience with them. Would it get me from Brisbane to Darwin and back for instance.
